[wellylug] Will Samba work as a web server?

[Phillip Hutchings]

On 12/05/05, John Durham <johndurh at spunge.org> wrote:
> I need some plain simple answers to get moving in the right direction.
> At present, I'm considering whether/how to set up my Ubuntu Linux system
> to host my website (modecideas.com).
> 
> So first, will SMB do that?

I'm assuming that by SMB you mean HTTP? SMB is a LAN-centric file
transfer protocol. HTTP is what the web uses. You don't want SMB
working across an untrusted network. You want to use Apache.

> If not, what else should I look at?

Apache. Secure FTP.

> If yes, where is the place to start?
> Note: I have already settled on a server IP address, but need to
> progress from there.

Find out about Apache, how to set it up, how to use SFTP. It'll take a while.

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